UN International Advisory Panel named to support new Global Tailings Management Institute
The UN Environment Programme, the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds has announced a multi-stakeholder advisory panel to support the foundation of the Global Tailings Management Institute.
The international advisory panel comprising leading figures in tailings management, civil society, industry, finance and academia will guide the development of the Institute, working alongside the Environment Programme.
The Institute will support the adoption of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (2020), oversee adherence to and independent verification of the adoption of the Standard. It is also intended to become a knowledge hub for tailings management.
The founders of the Institute are considering how it may host the global tailings portal which will align with the new disclosure requirements of the Standard. Critical to the success of the Institute will be the confidence of all stakeholder groups that are impacted by tailings.
To try to meet this goal, the advisory panel has a broad membership, including NGOs, Unions, academia, affected communities, heads of other international standard bodies, finance, insurance, legal, regulatory, and representatives from both small and large mining companies. Broader consultation and engagement on the planned Institute will take place later this year and early next.
The Advisory Panel will be supported in its work by an independent consultant, based in UNEP, working on behalf of the partners. David Cooling, a former senior tailings manager at ALCOA, has been charged with facilitating the process leading to the formation of the Institute.
Members of the Advisory Panel are -
- Jan Morrill, Earthworks
- Victoria (Vicky) Corpuz, Tebtebba Foundation
- Peter Kindt, ING
- Günter Becker, Munich Re
- Rebecca Campbell. White & Case
- Glen Mpufane, IndustriALL – interim member
- Andressa Lanchotti, State Prosecutor
- Professor Andy Fourie, University of Western Australia
- Antonia Mihaylova, IUCN
- Paul Bateman, International Cyanide Management Institute
- Tamara Johndrow, Freeport
- Johan Boshoff, Gold Fields
- Professor Elaine Baker, University of Sydney/GRID Arendal
Discussions are continuing with other potential members of the Panel.
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